Firehole Lake Drive off Yellowstone's Grand Loop

Firehole Lake Road is a 3-mile, one-way road off the Grand Loop between Old Faithful and Madison. Geysers and hot springs are visible from the road and boardwalk. Watch the time-lapse video of the drive.

Author:: Staff
Publish date:: Apr 9, 2018

Yellowstone's Firehole Lake Drive is a 3-mile, one-way side road off the Grand Loop located between the Old Faithful exit and Madison Junction. It has many geysers and hot springs that you can see from the road. There is also a boardwalk around the Firehole Lake itself, leading you to small geysers and springs.

Locator map for Firehole Lake Drive

Firehole Lake Drive Geyser Gallery

Firehole Spring on Firehole Lake Drive in Yellowstone — Firehole Spring. Photo by Gloria Wadzinski
Gloria Wadzinski

Sunset at Yellowstone's Great Fountain Geyser

White Dome Geyser. Photo by Gloria Wadzinski — White Dome Geyser. Photo by Gloria Wadzinski
Gloria Wadzinski

Firehole Lake — Firehole Lake
Deposit Photos

Some of the Thermal Features on Firehole Lake Drive

Firehole Spring
Surprise Pool
Great Fountain Geyser (erupts every 8-12 hours)
White Dome Geyser (erupts every 10 minutes - 3 hours, see eruption in video)
Pink Cone Geyser
Firehole Lake
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